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Analysis: Israel and the Middle East react to Ukraine

Posted 1 March, 2022 in Analysis, Hamas, Hezbollah, Iran, Israel, Israeli Politics, Middle East, Palestinian Territories
Russia’s unprovoked invasion of Ukraine has prompted a host of reactions from the Middle East, though few of these have been as unequivocal as in Europe or North America. What happened Israeli foreign minister Yair Lapid confirmed on Monday that Israel would vote in favour of a UN General Assembly resolution condemning the Russian invasion of Ukraine. …

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Christian Wakeford speaks in debate on Palestinian statehood

Posted 24 February, 2022 in Coexistence, Hamas, Iran, Labour Party, Middle East, News, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
LFI Parliamentary Supporter Christian Wakeford today took part in a backbench debate on recognising Palestinian statehood. In his contributions, Christian warned against unilateral actions and made clear that "the best route to sustainable progress lies through direct negotiations" between Israel and the Palestinians. He also made the case for "concrete steps" to a two state solution, arguing…

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Analysis: Update from Iran nuclear talks

Posted 24 February, 2022 in Analysis, Hamas, Hezbollah, Iran, Israel, Israeli Politics, Middle East
Ayatollah Khamenei. Image Credit: Tasnim News, CC BY 4.0. Months of talks to revive the 2015 Iran nuclear deal appear to be reaching a conclusion – despite Tehran’s refusal to negotiate directly with the Biden administration. The news from the Vienna talks – which began in April 2021 but were then paused for months following the election…

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Steps to a two state solution: Demand Hamas releases hostages

Posted 22 February, 2022 in Analysis, Coexistence, Hamas, Israel, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
Steps to a two state solution: For Israel, for Palestine, for peace Step Eleven: Demand Hamas releases hostages Hamas should also be pressured to end its practice of holding hostages as a bargaining chip to attempt to free terrorist prisoners held in Israel. Hamas is currently holding the bodies of two Israeli soldiers –…

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Analysis: PLO and behold

Posted 9 February, 2022 in Analysis, Hamas, Israel, Israeli Politics, Middle East, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
Kremlin.ru, CC BY 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons A rare meeting of the Palestine Liberation Organisation’s Central Council held this week strengthened the position of Mahmoud Abbas and dropped further clues as to the long-standing president’s potential eventual successor. What happened Abbas loyalists joined the PLO’s Executive Committee and will head its top decision-making body, the National Council.…

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In Brief: Israeli defence minister insists on ‘diplomatic horizon’ with PA

Posted 2 February, 2022 in Coexistence, Hamas, Israel, Israeli Politics, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
Benny Gantz > U.S. Secretary of Defense, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons Israeli defence minister Benny Gantz has defended his recent meetings with Palestinian Authority president Mahmoud Abbas, following an opposition motion of no confidence in response to the meetings. Gantz told the Knesset that all Israeli governments have maintained ties with the PA since its…

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In Brief: Gulf states slam Palestinian groups for supporting Houthis

Posted 27 January, 2022 in Analysis, Hamas, Hezbollah, Incitement, Iran, Israel, Middle East, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
Yemeni civil war map > Ali Zifan, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Palestinian terror groups including Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad received sharp criticism from Gulf states over the weekend due to their condemnation of Saudi airstrikes in Yemen. Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Bahrain launched scathing attacks on the Palestinian groups for their alleged support…

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In Brief: Gaza reconstruction needs more than $500 million, says Egypt

Posted 19 January, 2022 in Analysis, Coexistence, Hamas, Israel, Israeli Politics, Middle East, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
Egyptian president Abdel Fattah el-Sisi. Image credit: White House, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons The reconstruction of the Gaza Strip will require more than the $500 million Egypt has provided, Egyptian president Abdel Fattah el-Sisi said last week. “We were hoping to contribute more than this sum”, Sisi said at a panel of the World Youth Forum…

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In Brief: Fatah and Hamas play down ‘reconciliation’ talks in Algeria

Posted 19 January, 2022 in Analysis, Hamas, Incitement, Israel, Middle East, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
PA president Mahmoud Abbas. Image credit: Kremlin.ru, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Representatives of six Palestinian factions – including Fatah, the party of Palestinian Authority president Abbas, and the Hamas terror group, which governs the Gaza Strip – are expected to hold talks in Algeria this week to discuss how to achieve “national reconciliation”. The factions…

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Steps to a Two State Solution: Increase work permits for Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza

Posted 18 January, 2022 in Analysis, Coexistence, Hamas, Israel, Israeli Politics, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
Steps to a two state solution: For Israel, for Palestine, for peace Step Six: Increase work permits for Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza Around 120,000 Palestinians travel to Israel each day to work, with some 87,000 holding work permits and an estimated further 30,000 to 40,000 regularly crossing illegally to seek employment. In August 2021,…

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